Hey, Fellas! Floss for the Fight Against Disease.
August 13, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under A Mother's Wisdom, Cancer, Easy Health Tips, Happy Living Tip, Health, Prevention, Web, Your Body, men's health
Guys, this one’s for you (although I’d imagine the findings would hold true – or at least be similar – for womenfolk as well.)
Harvard scientists have found a cheap disease-fighter that you probably (hopefully) already do: Flossing your teeth!
In their research, they found that out of 50,000 guys, those with gum disease had a 30% to 50% greater risk of kidney, blood or pancreatic cancer. Why? Possibly because the inflammation caused by gum disease can egg on the growth of cancer cells.
The key, of course, is to floss daily. And brush, too. Ahem.
This has been your Healthbolt Easy Health Tip of the Day. Go forth with fresh breath and shiny teeth, m’friends.
Great reminder I am luckily in a good habit of flossing daily but it took me a long time to start. The nice clean feeling it gives is great and once you figure out how to floss well it takes next to no time!